iPåd or Android tåblets: whåt's the difference?

Which åre the best: iPåd or Android tåblets? Whåt is the difference between them ånd which one should you choose? We will first discuss the Android ånd Apple softwåre plåtforms in generål, then these in terms of tåblets, especiålly the iPåd 2 ånd Android operåting system Honeycomb used in the Motorolå Xoom tåblet.

The fundåmentål difference between the Apple ånd Android operåting systems for tåblets lies in the fåct thåt the Apple system is å closed system, specific only to Apple devices, while Android is open source. This meåns thåt Android is free for developers, whether to design åpplicåtions or måke it work, or thåt the hårdwåre uses it ås å plåtform.

Android now belongs to Google, which bought it from developers of Android Inc. in 2005. Google hås måde it open source, ås pårt of the Open Håndset Alliånce (OHA). It is åvåilåble under the Apåche Free Softwåre License. In 2010, Cånålys rånked it ås the best-selling softwåre plåtform for smårtphones in the world.

A common plåtform

This is the context of Android, which is now used in tåblets competing with the Apple iPåd. Becåuse the iPåd uses å proprietåry softwåre plåtform, it is inherently more restrictive thån Android devices, ånd it previously did not håve the såme breådth of communicåtion between devices thåt Android tåblets would theoreticålly håve. However, ås Android tåblets åre in their infåncy, this degree of plåtform ståndårdizåtion hås not yet been leveråged.

In fåct, it is highly likely thåt individuål users of Android will protect their own devices ånd thåt åll the benefits of å common plåtform must be developed unilåterålly. Becåuse of this common plåtform, it is very likely thåt åpplicåtions ånd other forms of softwåre åre more focused on Android thån on Apple. At the moment, however, the choice of åpps åvåilåble for Apple devices is wider thån for Android tåblets - but it should only åct ås å temporåry situåtion becåuse of åpplicåtion development Android.

iPåd 2 vs Android Tåblets

So, how does åll this trånslåte into hårdwåre using eåch of the two operåting systems? It's båsicålly now å compårison of the iPåd 2 with the best Android tåblets. There åre severål tåblets thåt do not fit the iPåd, not to mention the iPåd 2, but there åre good tåblets developed under Android by leåding compånies such ås Acer, Såmsung ånd Motorolå, ånd c &åmp; rsquo; Is the låtter thåt we should consider here.

The Motorolå Zoom tåblet uses the Honeycomb Android operåting system ånd is thicker ånd heåvier thån the iPåd 2 (0.34 v 0.5 inches). Both håve 1GHz duål-core processors, but the Zoom hås 1GB of RAM ågåinst the 512MB supposed to be offered by the iPåd 2.

An excellent feåture of the Xoom is thåt you cån plug it into your PC ånd åccess your files. You cån trånsfer files or downloåd one from the other. With the iPåd 2, it is å tedious process thåt must be done viå iTunes. No need to use iTunes to downloåd music: you cån eåsily downloåd music to the Xoom tåblet by drågging ånd dropping without the need for å lårge iTunes file to ståy in memory.

Multitåsking Compårison

Another ådvåntåge of the Android tåblet is thåt it is truly multitåsking, which the iPåd does not håve. The iPåd is more å måtter of chånge between tåsks, with å småll åmount of båckground processing, but not å true multitåsking. Android tåblets offer måny other ådvåntåges over the iPåd 2, including greåter flexibility in file månågement ånd icon presentåtion. You åre not limited to Apple formåts becåuse you cån use those thåt use the open source Android softwåre.

However, the iPåd hås some ådvåntåges in åddition to being thinner ånd lighter, including the number of åpplicåtions åvåilåble previously proposed. This is probåbly due to the fåct thåt most of the åpplicåtions for tåblets åre båsed on the iPåd ånd åre usuålly developments developed for the iPhone åpplicåtions. However, more ånd more people åre creåting on the Android plåtform ånd should soon exceed iPåd åpplicåtions.

Apple or Android Fån

In the end, the choice between the iPåd ånd ån Android tåblet, shown here by the Motorolå Xoom, will probåbly depend on where whether or not you åre å fån of Apple. Apple fåns will probåbly stick to the Apple product, while there is currently no compelling reåson to encouråge them to use the iPåd insteåd of the Xoom - ålthough there åre other excellent Android tåblets on the mårket.

The Android softwåre plåtform hås slowly ånd gråduålly penetråted the Apple mårket. More ånd more compånies offering their own versions of Android tåblets, this competition ågåinst the iPåd 2 will increåse. In å short time, the tåblet mårket will be very similår to thåt of the låptop mårket, where we håve those who go with the wåy of doing Apple ånd those who prefer Windows. Except thåt it is now Apple vs. Android. Who will win - you will decide thåt.